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Gov. Dickson Made Victory For APC Much Easier -Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,Timipreye Sylva has thanked Governor Serike Dickson of Bayelsa for making itmuch easier for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives CongressAPC, David Lyon, to win the November 16th election.
He said this after presenting the BayelsaGovernor-elect, David Lyon, to President Muhammadu Buhari at the PresidentialVilla, Abuja.
Sylva attributed the electoral victory of the APCcandidate to what he described as poor performance by the Bayelsa Stategovernment.
Governor Atiku Abubakar of Kebbi, who alongside hisJigawa counterpart Badaru Abubakar, presented Lyon to the president, commendedBuhari for his consistent preaching of fair and transparent elections in thecountry.
Abubakar, who is the chairman of All ProgressivesCongress Governors’ Forum, said the APC victory in Bayelsa was well received byalmost all citizens of the state.
The National Chairman of the APC, Comrade AdamsOshiohmole, who also spoke at the event, said apart from presenting theGov-elect to the president, they also thanked him for insisting that theelections must be conducted in a peaceful and transparent atmosphere.

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Gov. Elect: Abdulrazaq Of Kwara Promises Not To Loot State Treasury - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 11, 2019
Kwara state Governor-elect, AbdulrahmanAbdulrazaq has pledged that his administration will be accountable to thepeople and will not steal or loot the state’s treasury.
Abdulrazaq made thepledge at a media briefing in Ilorin where he delivered his acceptance speechamidst All Progressive Congress, APC party supporters.
The event was attendedby Kwara Deputy Governor-elect, Kayode Alabi Information and Culture MinisterLai Mohammed and APC leader in the state and Bashir Bolarinwa, the Kwara APCChairman, among others.
The IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC officially declared Abdulrazaq of APCwinner of the Saturday governorship election in Kwara state having polled atotal of 331,546 votes to defeat Abdulrazaq Atunwa of the Peoples’ DemocraticParty, PDP who polled 114,754 votes.
APC also won all the24 seats in the Kwara State House of Assembly.

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Gov Lalong Seeks Support To Deliver Dividends Of Democracy In Plateau - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 24, 2019
Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress,APC who retained his office after Saturday’s supplementary polls, isseeking the support of Plateau people to deliver the dividends of democracy tothem.
The governor was declared the winner of the polls bythe Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Sunday in Jos, said thesupport of Plateau people and political stakeholders would ensure the success ofhis mandate to develop the state.
Lalong commended INEC, security agencies, the mediaand voters for the peaceful and successful rerun elections in the State, sayingit was one of the most peaceful nationwide.
He was declared winner with 595,582 votes afterbeating his close rival, Gen. Jeremiah Husseini of the People’s DemocraticParty, PDP who got 546,813 votes.��w2�

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Gov Poll: INEC Declares Abdullahi Sule Of APC As Winner In Nasarawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 11, 2019
AOC:The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in
Nasarawastate has declared the All Progressive Congress,
APCcandidate Abdullahi Alhaji Sule as winner of last
Saturday'sGovernorship election in the state.
LibertyNews Correspondent in Lafia Abubakar Abdullahi
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Gov. Sani Launches N500m Loan Scheme For Workers. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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The governor who symbolically presented the loans dummy cheques to some of the workers at the May Day celebration amidst cheers, said more economic empowerment initiatives will soon be unfolded for workers of the state.
The governor further assured labour unions that the state government under his leadership will continue to prioritize workers’ welfare and equip them appropriately within available resources, noting that a committed and motivated workforce is critical to the achievement of his administration’s Rural Transformation Agenda.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s May Day celebration, which is ‘People First:,  Sani said, development is about the people, just as governance is also about the people.
He disclosed that governors under the Nigeria Governors’ Forum were in consultation with the labour unions at the Federal and State levels, in order to come up with a decent and acceptable salary increase for state and local government workers.

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Gov. Umahi Defection: INEC To Make Decision On Court Orders - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 18, 2022
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement in Abuja, said that within the last three months, INEC had been joined in 71 new cases in various courts across the country, including those litigations on the defections of the elected officers in Ebonyi State.
He also explained that INEC had been served with 10 separate court orders and motions on defection of Umahi, Kelechi and 16 members of the State House of Assembly.
Okoye said the electoral umpire met and deliberated on a wide range of issues, including the rising tide of litigations that did not directly involve the Commission, but in which the principal parties joined it.
He noted that the commission decided to defer its deliberation on the Ebonyi cases and stepped down the listed Memorandum and is expected to meet again next week to deliberate on the matter and thereafter make its decision public.

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Gov. Yusuf Pledges To Strengthen Relationship With Saudi Arabia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 14, 2023
This is contained in a statement by his Press Secretary, Bature Dawakin Tofa, in Kano.
Yusuf dropped the hint when he received the Saudi Arabian Consul in Kano, Khalid Ahmad Al-adamawi, in company of the country’s Co-ordinator of Muslim World League, Salisu Ismaila, at the Government House.
The governor appreciated the visit and solicited for the increase of scholarship by Saudi Arabian Government to Kano indigenes, to either study or further their education in Saudi Arabian universities.
Yusuf further prayed for the actualisation of a dream of establishing a medical university and a teaching hospital, as an initiative to cater for the medical needs of many people in Kano, neighbouring states and beyond.
He also sought for support in the area of reducing the number of out-of school children and maternal mortality through the construction and renovation of classrooms.

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Gov. Zulum Restates Commitment To Security As Insurgents Kill 60 Villagers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 29, 2019
GovernorBabagana Zulum of Borno state has reiterated his commitment to supportingsecurity agencies to protect lives and property in the state.
Zulumsstated this when he visited Gajiram, headquarters of Nganzai local governmentarea of the state, to commiserate with the people over the murder of sixtyvillagers by Boko Haram insurgents.
Hesaid that the state government would not relent until permanent peace wasrestored to the state. While condemning the attack, Zulum called on the peopleto be vigilante and cooperate with security agencies in their communities.
Heprayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and the families, thefortitude to bear the loss.
TheGovernor also visited Specialists’ Hospital Maiduguri, and sympathised withpersons who sustained injuries in the attack.
Meanwhile,the Chairman of the council, Muhammad Bulama told newsmen that the insurgentsattacked Badu village and killed over sixty persons, while eleven  otherswere wounded.


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Governance: Buhari Appoints Heads Of Federal Agencies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 21, 2019
President MuhammaduBuhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies thatwere recently appointed as ministers.
A statement by thepresident’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, in Abuja said Basheer Garba Mohammed wasappointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants andInternally Displaced Persons.
Mohammed replacesSadiya Umar Farouk, a minister-designate from Zamfara.
According to thestatement, Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, PensionTransitional Arrangement Directorate, replacing Sharon Ikeazor, while KashifuInuwa Abdullahi is now Director General/CEO, National Information TechnologyDevelopment Agency.


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Governance: Buhari Promises Nigerians More Successes In Economy, Security, Anti-Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 10, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari says the next four yearsof his administration will be a harvest and consolidation of successes in thethree-point agenda of fixing the economy, fighting insecurity and corruption.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media andPublicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement said the President made this known at atown hall meeting with members of the Nigerian Community in the United ArabEmirates, UAE.
Buhari promised that the prudent economicmanagement, diversification of production and revenue bases of theadministration in the last four years would be sustained for better prospectsfor all Nigerians.
He also pledged more government investments inresearch and development, as well as technology and educational institutions.
At the interactive session, Buhari  noted that a key objective of hisadministration, which had yielded positive results in the last four years, wasthe campaign for the nation to return to agriculture.


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Governance: Buhari Promises To Fight For The Poor, Underprivileged - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 14, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will use hissecond term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by paying closerattention to the poor and the underprivileged in the society.
A statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, in Abujasaid Buhari made his feelings known when he addressed leaders of variouscommunities from five Local Government Areas of Daura Emirate.
The affected leaders were at the private residenceof the president in Daura, Katsina State, as part of Eid El-Kabir celebration.
The President said he was convinced that majority ofNigerians understand who he was and his mission, on account of which theyreturned him for a second term in office with larger margin of votes than in2015.
He emphasised the important place of agriculture under his administration, promising to appoint a minister who is knowledgeable and will know how to promote interest and investment in the sector.


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July 3, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he wouldleave Nigeria better than when he assumed its leadership by focusing on thetripod of tackling insecurity, promoting economic diversification and fightingcorruption.
The president made the pledge when he received members of theBuhari Media Organisation BMO at the State House, Abuja.
He promised to pursue inclusive and participatory growth thatwould create opportunities for all.
He however, warned that until Nigerians accept new values andcultivate better ways of living, the old ways of doing things will keep holdingNigeria back.
He said efforts were made in the last four years to returnNigeria to path of sustainable growth, especially in re-energising the economy.
Buhari appreciated the Buhari Media Organisation, BMO for itsdiligence and sacrifices in ensuring effective communication with Nigerians, inspite of distractions.
The President commended the organisation for supporting hisvision since 2014, and propagating the achievements of the administration since2015.


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Governance: Commonwealth Urges Elected Officers To Address Poverty, Unemployment, Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 30, 2019
The Royal Commonwealth Society has advised the newly-elected officials in Nigeria to accord priority to addressing poverty, unemployment, insecurity, dependency burden and other challenges facing the nation.
The Country Director, Royal Commonwealth Society, Nigeria Blackson Bayewumi said this in a statement in Abuja on the presidential inauguration and celebration of 20 years of Nigeria’s democratic rule.
Bayewumi said the occasion also marked the 20 years Anniversary of re-admission of Nigeria to Commonwealth after 1995 suspension due to human rights abuse under the then military Head of State.
According to the Country Director, cornerstones of democracy such as separation of powers, checks and balances and rule of law have been put to test at one time or the other.
The Royal Commonwealth Society, founded in 1868, is a network of individuals and organisations committed to improving the lives and prospects of Commonwealth citizens across the world through interventions in member-states.


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Governance: Corruption In Nigeria Worse Under Civilian Administrations - Ibb - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2021
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd),
has said that corruption in Nigeria is worse under civilian leaders than
under military rulers.
Babangida said this on Friday during a special interview to mark his
80th birthday anniversary on AriseNews television station.
The former military ruler said during his time as military head of state,
he sacked a governor for misappropriating less than N313,000, but today
those who have stolen billions of public money are on the streets
walking free, adding that military leaders are saints in that regard,
compared to what is happening under the democratic dispensation.
Gen Babangida popularly referred to as IBB, also blamed politicians for
the current disunity in the country.
He said there was a time in the country when people held positions in
regions outside their ethnicity, adding that the present crop of politicians
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Governance: Corruption In Nigeria Worse Under Civilian Administrations - IBB - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2021
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd),
has said that corruption in Nigeria is worse under civilian leaders than
under military rulers.
Babangida said this on Friday during a special interview to mark his
80th birthday anniversary on AriseNews television station.
The former military ruler said during his time as military head of state,
he sacked a governor for misappropriating less than N313,000, but today
those who have stolen billions of public money are on the streets
walking free, adding that military leaders are saints in that regard,
compared to what is happening under the democratic dispensation.
Gen Babangida popularly referred to as IBB, also blamed politicians for
the current disunity in the country.
He said there was a time in the country when people held positions in
regions outside their ethnicity, adding that the present crop of politicians
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Governance: Former INEC Boss Challenges Northern Elite On Good, Selfless Leadership - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 16, 2021
He made the call during the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series organised by the Coalition of Northern Nigeria, CNG   in Katsina state.
Jega however described the late Sule, who was the Danmasanin Kano, as a selfless and patriotic Nigerian who served the country well and protected northerners.
The Former INEC Boss noted that the fundamental causes of the crises originate from poor leadership and selfishness, with narrow vision and ideas to develop the country.
Jega said that erstwhile northern leaders, such as Maitama Sule and others, led the country at their youthful ages, and each of them did very well in protecting and developing the region and ensuring its integrity.
He also called on the youth to know that they had a great task of developing themselves through active participation in politics in order not to let vandals destroy the nation economically.
Earlier, the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on Security Matters Ibrahim Katsina, called for the collapse of the country’s borders since Nigerian borders were poorly managed.

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August 9, 2022
He also admonished the leaders not to use their positions as means of getting rich quickly.
Siddique stated this in Kano, while presenting a a paper titled: “Party Politics and Electoral Violence in Nigeria.”
The lecture was organised by the Aminu Kano Center for Democratic Studies, Bayero University Kano, to mark 72nd anniversary of the defunct Northern Elements Progressive Union, NEPU.
He urged Nigerians to come out en masse to vote for credible candidates during the 2023 General Elections.
The director also advised the citizens to shun violence before, during and after the elections.
Siddique further urged the government to intensify efforts in addressing the security challenges in some parts of the country to enable the citizens exercise their franchise.
In his remarks, Chairman of the occasion, Prof. Mustapha Isa, cautioned youths against allowing themselves to be used by some selfish politicians to perpetuate violence during elections. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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Governance: Osinbajo Stripped Of Powers Over NEMA, Other Agencies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 18, 2019
Vice President YemiOsinbajo has been stripped of some of his powers over some Federal Governmentagencies under his supervision.
Sources in thePresidency confirmed that the vice president, through a memo, had received a presidentialdirective asking him to seek presidential approvals for those agencies.
The vice presidentchairs the governing boards of the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA,Border Communities Development Agency, the National Institute for Policy andStrategic Studies NIPSS, and the National Boundary Commission NBC.
He also chairs theBoard of Directors of Niger Delta Power Holding Company, a limited liabilitycompany owned by the three tiers of government as well as the Chairman ofNational Council on Privatisation.
The new directive camein the wake of alleged irregularities in running the affairs of the agencies.

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Governance: Osinbajo Tells Media Hold To Them Accountable Through Investigative Journalism - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 8, 2019
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Nigerian media to adopt the instrumentality of investigative journalism to hold the government accountable to the people.
Speaking at the Editorial Conference on Legal and Ethical Issues in Investigative Reporting in Nigeria, Osinbajo who was represented by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande said that the media by the virtue of its roles and functions was a veritable avenue to keep the government alive to its responsibility.
Osinbajo noted that with self regulation, media practitioners can check fake news and address the failings of news reporting.
The vice president, lamented that the act of investigative journalism had been sacrificed on the altar of news reporting.
He noted that the resurgence of investigative journalism become more important with the spate of fake news during the last general elections.


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Governance: President Buhari To Swear In Ministers August 21st - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2019
Federal Government hassaid that President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in the ministers-designate onAugust 21.
The government madethe announcement in a statement on Tuesday from the office of the Secretary tothe Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
According to thestatement, the swearing-in ceremony will take place by 11am at the FederalExecutive Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
It would be preceded by an induction retreat to be presided by the President and would last two days.

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Governance: V.P Shettima Urges Nigerians To Support President Tinubu’s Policies. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 17, 2023
The Vice President made the call when he received some members of Nigeria’s 9th Senate on a courtesy visit to him at the Presidential Villa.
The Vice President expressed gratitude for their solidarity and assured the former lawmakers of his unflinching support and loyalty.
Speaking to State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting with the Vice President, Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe who led the delegation said members of the 9 th assembly felicitate with the Vice President on his assumption of office, and also pray for President Bola Tinubu for the success of their administration.”
Other members of the delegation include Senators Ibrahim Danbaba from Sokoto State; Suleiman Kwari from Kaduna State; Yakubu Oseni from Kogi; Hezekiah Dimka from Plateau State; Lawal Anka from Zamfara; Senators Bulus Amos,Nora Daduut from Plateau State; Kola Balogun from Oyo State; Kabir Barkiya from Katsina; Oriolowo Adelere from Osun State and Ibrahim Gobir from Sokoto State.


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Government Blames Rising Covid-19 Cases On Non-Compliance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 28, 2020
The Federal Government has blamed the rising cases of community transmission of coronavirus disease in the country on non-compliance with lockdown directives, medical advice, unauthorised treatment of patients in private homes and unaccredited facilities.
Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVlD-19 daily briefing, Minister of State for Health, Olorunmibe Mamora said that all states were being supplied medical consumables to help boost their preparedness and response activities
He added that active case finding strategy with house-to-house and cluster testing was ongoing, which has contributed to increased case detection.
He observed that government is concerned about the rise in the number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Kano state, adding that the Federal Government is deploying a high powered fact-finding delegation to work with the state to improve Covid-19 response as well as ask questions on the causes of the reported deaths.
He added that 10 per cent of consolidated basic salary would be paid to non-core medical professionals working in health sector for three months in the first instance, among others.


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Government Plans Massive Road Repairs At Yuletide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 24, 2019
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde RajiFashola has said government was working with contractors handling road projectsfor the repairs of major arterial road networks in view of the forthcomingYuletide.
Addressing the contractors in Abuja, Fashola saidthe meeting was aimed at reviewing the state of on-going reconstruction workson major arterial roads, planning and strategising on how to facilitate theease of movement during the festival season.
He also urged the Corps Marshal of Federal RoadSafety Commission FREE , Federal Roads Maintenance Agency FERMA and FederalControllers of Works and Contractors to work together on some defined on-goingroads projects across the country.
The Minister said this had become necessary, in viewof the demand of the upcoming season for high human and vehicular movements, aswell as increased activities of importers and exporters on major roads.

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Government To Supervise El-Zakzaky’s Travel For Medical Treatment Abroad - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2019
The Kaduna State High Court had yesterday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat approval to travel to an Indian hospital for medical treatment.
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But thepermission attached some conditions which states that El-Zakzaky and Zeenatmust not go to any other hospital other than the one they specificallyrequested. Also, the travel of the Shiites’ leader and his wife must be underthe strict supervision of the state officials.
The leaderof the IMN, whose members are also known as Shiites, and his wife were absentfrom Court at the ruling by Justice Darius Khobo.
They weregranted permission to travel for medical treatment following injuries theysustained during the clash of the IMN’s members with the Nigerian Army onDecember 15, 2015.


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Governor Ben Ayede Advocates Regulations Of Social Media By NBC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 1, 2019
Governor Ben Ayade Cross River State has advocated theregulations of the social media to curb fake news that is fast becoming athreat to national unity and development of Nigeria.
Ayade made the call as Special Guest of Honour in Calabar atNigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC 2019 National Broadcast Summit with thetheme: Broadcasting and Democracy: Emerging Security Imperatives.
Liberty News Correspondent, Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir reportsthat the Governor stressed that the current tension in the country and certainchallenges nationwide, is a result of the media failure, and NBC must rise tothe occasion and check the threat.
Ayade said nowhere in the world that there is absolute freedom,and for anyone to be free, he must summit his freedom to the law. The supposedlack of national cohesion he added is more creation of the media than reality.
Chairman of the event, former Director General of FederalRadio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN and Nigerian Television Authority, NTAMuhammed Ibrahim said the role of the media in shaping opinion and governmentdecision cannot be overemphasized. The media he asserted must speak truthto power to ensure values that will nurture democracy are sustained.

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Governor Obaseki Announces N70, 000 New Minimum Wage. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 30, 2024
The governor revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday.
According to him, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024.
This is as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) battles the Federal Government over increasing the minimum wage to match increasing national inflation and skyrocketing food inflation.
The inflation rate for March 2024 hit 33.2 per cent from 31.70 per cent in February, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Food inflation also rose to 31.7 per cent in March from 30 per cent in February.


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Governors Decry NNPC Zero Contribution To Federation Account - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 4, 2022
Chairman of the Forum, Kayode Fayemi and Ekiti State Governor, made this known at the Governors’ Forum on Natural Energy, Oil and Gas at the fifth Nigeria International Energy Summit NIES in Abuja.
He noted that it was ironic that the NNPC was declaring profit and unable to meet its obligations to the Federation Account Allocation Committee FAAC.
Fayemi said the governors were concerned about how to grow the industry, stressing that transparency, accountability and governance were critical in achieving this objective.
He noted that the Petroleum Industry Act was responding to some of the challenges facing the sector though the governors had raised concerns regarding some of the provisions of the Act.
The Forum’s chairman also faulted the oil and gas sector being on the Exclusive Legislative List of the Federal Government.


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Governors Must Protect Students Against Bandits: Egwu To Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 7, 2021
The senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District Sam Egwu,  reiterated the need to tighten security around learning institutions in the face of rising insecurity.
Mr Egwu, a former governor and one-time Minister of Education, spoke at a book presentation at the University of Lagos.
He gave the presentation on behalf of the Architecture and Urbanism Research Hub of the institution in conjunction with the Association of Nigerian Chartered Architects (ANCA).
The ceremony was in honour of Joseph Igwe of the Department of Architecture of the institution, who will retire next week after 40 years of service.
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According to Egwu, who is also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Industry, attacks on schools constitute a major threat to the growth and development of the education sector.
“My appeal is that every institution must, as a matter of urgency, be given maximum protection following this disturbing trend.
“We must all put hands on deck to protect our schools and students, especially because these are our future leaders.
“If you have a child in school and you hear that he or she has been kidnapped, it becomes very disturbing; no parent will like to go through such trauma,” Mr Egwu pointed out.


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Governors, NSA Join Forces To Battle Insecurity, FOOD Crisis - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Governors Pledge To Intervene In Doctors’ Strike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2021
The forum said this in a communiqué issued by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, after it 33 teleconference.
The communique said that the resolution followed an update by the forum’s Senior Health Advisor, Ahmad Abdulwahab, regarding the ongoing strike.
It noted that the governors resolved to take a mediatory role to facilitate dialogue between NARD and the affected States.
It stated that the forum deliberated on several issues of national importance, including the strike.
According to the communique, the forum resolved to work with the Steering Committee, set up by President Muhammadu Buhari, to oversee the process of the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Bill recently signed into law.
It noted that the governors would work with the presidential committee, headed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on the areas of concern to the forum.


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Governorship Ambition: INEC Clarifies Reported Sack Of Cross River Resident Commissioner - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 10, 2019
The nation’s electoral empire,Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has clarified its announcementon the sack of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Cross River State,Frankland Briyai.
Briyai had earlier announced hisresignation to contest the November 16 governorship election inBayelsa State.
INEC National Commissioner andDirector of Voter Education Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi said the commission does nothave the authority to take such action. He explained that INEC could onlydelegate power, duties, and responsibilities.
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Governorship Election: APC, INEC To Address Kaduna Tribunal August 4 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 27, 2019
KadunaState Governorship Election Tribunal has adjourned sitting till August 4, forcounsel to the respondents to file their written addresses and responses inline with the 2010 Electoral Act as amended.
Chairman ofthe tribunal, Justice Ibrahim Bako, also fixed August 11 for the PeoplesDemocratic Party,PDP and, its candidate in the March 9 poll, Isah Ashiru andpetitioners to file their reply on matters of law.
Thepetitioners are challenging the re-election of Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, who isthe candidate of All Progressives Congress,APC in the gubernatorial poll.


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Governorship Election: Governor El-Rufai Wins At Tribunal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2019
The Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State,on Monday, declared the State Governor Nasir El-rufai of All ProgressivesCongress, APC, as the winner of the March, 2019 Governorship elections in thestate.
The Tribunal threw out the People’s Democratic Party’s flagbearer, Isa Ashiru’s petition and declared El-rufai as Substantive Governor ofthe state.
The Tribunal Judge, Justice Ibrahim Bako, struck out thepetition for lack of substantial evidence.
Isa had challenged El-Rufai’s victory at the 9th March, 2019Gubernatorial elections.

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Governorship Election: NOA Embarks On Sensitisation Of Electorate In North/West - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 7, 2019
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the NationalOrientation Agency, NOA has embarked on sensitisation of the electorate in allthe seven states in the North West geopolitical zone.
The Director-General of the agency Garba Abari, led the exerciseat a two-day zonal workshop for citizen groups and other Stakeholders on civicand voter education in Kaduna.
Abari, represented by NOA’s Project Director David Akeji, saidthe main thrust of this workshop for the seven states of North West is to buildthe stakeholders’ capacity.
The event sponsored by Open Society Initiative for West Africato address high rate of rejected, invalid and voided votes during thePresidential and National Assembly elections.
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said that atotal of 1,289,607 votes were rejected during the exercise.


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Governorship Election Petitions: Tribunal Berates INEC For Disobeying Its Order - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 15, 2019
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC for disobeying its order.
Chairman of the Tribunal, Abba Mohammed, frowned at INEC during the pre-hearing session on Wednesday in Lafia.
He, however, reissued the order to INEC to allow the Peoples Democratic Movement and its governorship candidate Musa Nagogo to inspect the materials used in the March 9 governorship election.
According to him, since the tribunal discovered that counsel are yet to complete examination and exchange of documents, the sitting is adjourned to Saturday May 18 to enable them to complete all pre-hearing session.
The Chairman, therefore, said that INEC should ensure implementation of its order before the next adjourned date.
Earlier, Mohammed Adamu, Counsel to Nagogo told the Tribunal that his client was denied access to materials used during the election notwithstanding an order from the tribunal.
He, therefore, appealed that the tribunal should compel INEC to obey its order.


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Governorship Election: Rivers APC Lashes INEC Over Comment On Military - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 16, 2019
The campaign organisation of the APCGovernorship Candidate in Rivers state has lashed out at the Independent NationalElectoral Commission, INEC for trying to rewrite history regarding the lastgovernorship election in the state.
Director of Strategic Communicationof the campaign, Prince Tonye Princewill said in a statement made available tonewsmen in Abuja that rather than blame the military for disruption of theexercise in the state, the commission should be aware that without themilitary, there would have been blood bath in Rivers state.
Princewill said that without theArmy, Rivers state would have been a bloodbath.
He added that just like with INEC, theytoo have more to reveal in the days to come.

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Governorship Election: SGF, Boss Mustafa Says APC Will Retain Adamawa State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
March 1, 2019
Aheadof Saturday’s governorship election, Secretary to the Government of theFederation Boss Mustafa, says misunderstanding among APC stakeholders in thestate is being resolved to ensure that the party retains the state.
Therehas been trading of blames among APC chieftains in Adamawa over the slight lossby the party to PDP in the presidential election. Mustafa told newsmen in Yolathat he had met with the party stakeholders in Abuja and was in Adamawa tofurther iron out all differences to ensure that the party approaches theelection as a united family.
TheSGF said that Buhari supporters should not worry over the loss to Atiku by32,000 votes in Adamawa, considering the fact that Atiku is from there and hadput a lot to win the state.
BossMustafa assured that the North East, like other parts of Nigeria, would notregret voting for Buhari. He disclosed that N55 billion had been earmarked forthe take-off of the North East Development Commission in the 2019 budget.
Mustafaexplained that N10 billion of the amount was earmarked for the setting up ofthe commission’s office and N45 billion for it’s intervention programmes.


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Governorship Election Tribunal Inaugurated In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 2, 2023
PDP had challenged the victory of the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with claims that the last election in the state was manipulated in favour of the incumbent governor.
Chairman of the panel, Justice Victor O. Oviawe, in his inaugural speech, vowed to ensure that the tribunal upholds and works within the ambit of the provisions of the constitution. He noted that the Tribunal will be just and fair, and do the right thing in the interest of the public.
Justice Oviawe also sought the cooperation of the Bar to enable the court to make timely delivery, in line with the provisions of the electoral act.
In his remarks, the chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Tajudeen Muhammed, assured the panel of the NBA’s support, adding that the Bar would give the utmost cooperation to the bench throughout the process of the case.


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Governorship Elections: Supreme Court Upholds Ikpeazu, Okowa, Ishaku, Sani’s Victories - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 9, 2020
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of GovernorsOkezie Ikpeazu, of Abia State, Ifeanyi Okowa, of Delta and Darius Ishaku, ofTaraba States, a progress that resulted in jubilation to the Peoples DemocraticParty, PDP’s camp.
But the All Progressives Congress, APC won Niger State, asthe Supreme Court also upheld Governor Abubakar Sani Bello’s victory.
Numerous proceedings had trailed the March 2019 governorshipelections across states of the federation; but the seven-man panel of the apexcourt, presided over by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, affirmed their electoralvictory.
In its judgment, the Supreme Court said the complainantsfailed to lead credible evidence to prove their petitions and that thegovernors were duely elected.

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Governorship Polls: We Will Pursue Our Stollen Mandate In Sokoto To End – Wamakko - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 6, 2019
Leader of the AllProgressives Congress, APC in Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko, said that the partywould reclaim the state governorship seat at the Appeal Court.
Wamakko, whorepresents Sokoto North Senatorial District at the senate, while addressingparty supporters at his residence in Sokoto, said that the judgement of theTribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal, was wrong.
According to him, APCas a peaceful and law abiding party, will continue to follow all legalprocesses to claim the mandate given to it by the people.
Earlier, the state APCgovernorship candidate, Ahmed Aliyu, thanked the people for their continuedsupport to him and the party.
The state GovernorshipElection Petition Tribunal, on October 2, in Abuja affirmed theelection of Tambuwal.
The three man tribunalled by Justice Abbas Bawale dismissed the petition of the APC and its candidateAliyu, for lacking in merit.

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Governorship,House Of Assembly Elections: Sultanate Council Urges Electorate To Vote Their Choice As Governor, Lawmakers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 8, 2019
The Sokoto Sultanate Council has enjoined theelectorates to come out in their numbers and vote candidates of their choice in Saturday’s  Governorship and House of Assembly elections.
The council gave the charge in a statement signed bythe Council’s Secretary, Umar Ladan in Sokoto.
It also appealed to the electorate to conductthemselves peacefully during and after the election while urging IndependentNational Electoral Commission to conduct transparent  free, fair and credible elections.
According to the Secretary, the Sultanate Councilappreciates Islamic clerics and scholars for their sustained prayers for peace,unity and progress of the nation.
The council further urged political parties torestrain their members from any act that will disrupt the electoral process.
It also appealed to the contestants to imbibe thespirit of sportsmanship, concede defeat and cooperate with the ultimate winnersas governors and lawmakers.


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Govs Reject FG’s Plan To Privatise Power Plants - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2022
On his part, the outgoing NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, who addressed reporters in Abuja after the forum’s meeting, said the proposal was opposed because all stakeholders were not carried along in the scheme of things.
He said NGF examined the issues relating to the proposed privatisation of the power project and they took a decision that at this point in time, NGF is opposed to the sale of any of the plants until appropriate steps have been taken that would take into consideration the interest of states that are also equity holders in those plants.
Fayemi stressed that the Forum will continue to do whatever it can to ensure the resources of Nigeria stay with the Nigerian people and are not filtered away in a manner that cannot be explained.
Earlier, President Muhammadu Buhari, represented by his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, commissioned a muliti-billion naira NGF complex at Maitama, Abuja.

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Govt. Invites Investors To Bid For 57 Oil Fields - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 2, 2020
The Federal Government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources, has put on offer 57 marginal fields for licensing as part of efforts to develop oil and gas discoveries that had been left unattended to for many years.
The DPR said this while announcing the commencement of the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round.
Read This: NNPC Earns $5.18bn From Oil In 2019
According to the agency, a marginal field is any field that has been discovered and has been left unattended for a period of not less than 10 years, from the date of first discovery, or such field as the President may, from time to time, identify as a marginal field.
It said the exercise, which would be conducted electronically, would include expression of interest/registration, pre-qualification, technical and commercial bid submission and bid evaluation.
The new licensing round is the first marginal field round since 2003.


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Graft: Court Orders Forfeiture Of Patience Jonathan’s N7.5b, $8.4m - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 2, 2019
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal HighCourt, Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of 9.2 billion naira and 8.4million dollars recovered from Dame Patience wife of former President GoodluckJonathan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The judge ordered that the funds should bepermanently forfeited to the Federal Government.
The judgment followed an application by the EFCC,which prayed for the forfeiture on the grounds that the funds were proceeds ofcrime.
The anti-graft agency consequently secured aninterim forfeiture order on April 20th, 2018 and the court ordered thoseinterested in the funds to come forward to show why they should not bepermanently forfeited.Patience, through her counsel, Chief IfedayoAdedipe SAN, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN and Gboyega Oyewole SAN appeared in courtand opposed the application by insisting that the funds were her legitimateincome


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Graft: EFCC To Return Funds Recovered From Banks, HMOS To NHIS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 6, 2019
The Economic and FinancialCrimes Commission, EFCC has assured the National Health Insurance Scheme NHISthat it will release the recovered funds of the scheme in its custody, whichthe commission has been holding for safety purposes.
This was contained ina statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations at NHIS, Ayo Osinlu saidthat the acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu gave assurance to release thefund when the NHIS team visited him.
The ExecutiveSecretary of NHIS, Nasir Sambo had led the scheme’s management team on advocacyvisit to the Head Office of EFCC in Abuja.
The statement quotedMagu as saying that the funds were retained in the safety of EFCC custodybecause the agency needed concrete assurance of due process, transparency andaccountability in further handling of the recovered funds.
While pledging thereadiness of the anti-graft body to assist the scheme always, the EFCC bossadvised his NHIS counterpart to intensify his ongoing value reorientationstrategy to deepen the moral tone of staff and stakeholders of the scheme.


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Graft: FG Seeks Forfeiture Of N2bn, Properties Linked To Petroleum Fund Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 25, 2019
The federal government has filed a motion before theFederal High Court in Abuja seeking for the interim forfeiture of monies andproperties allegedly traced to an official of Petroleum Equalization Fund, PEF.
The Federal Government, through the SpecialPresidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, SPIP allegedthat the monies and properties traced to the General Manager, CorporateServices of PEF, Goody Nnadi, were ‘suspicious assets far and beyond’ hislegitimate income.
The chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla earliersaid that the panel’s investigation uncovered a total inflow of 2.2 billionnaira equivalent of Pound Sterling into the accounts of Nnadi from 2011 tilldate.
Aside the interim forfeiture of the monies andproperties, the government is also asking for an order of court restraining allthe listed commercial banks from posting any debit or making any withdrawals onall accounts.


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Graft: Interim Report Alleges Ex-Gov. Yari Misappropriates Over N250bn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 25, 2019
A Transition Committee set up by Governor Muhammed Belloof Zamfara state has alleged that the immediate past governor of the state,Abdulaziz Yari misappropriated the sum of two hundred and fifty two point ninebillion naira.
The Chairman of the Transition Committee and immediatepast Deputy Governor of the state, Ibrahim Wakkala announced this to newsmen.
Wakkala said his committee while trying to ascertain theliabilities left behind by the immediate past administration of Abdulaziz Yari,collected and went through the report submitted by a transition committeeearlier set up by the former Governor.
He said that the outgone administration which releasedthe sum of two  billion naira for the payment of gratuity to retiredworkers only paid four hundred million naira to retired Permanent Secretaries,while the remaining balance of one point six billion naira had remainedunaccounted.
Reacting to the allegations, the Special Adviser to theformer governor, Ibrahim Dosara, described them as baseless and do not holdwater.


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GRAND: FIFA agrees massive $1.5bn covid-19 relief plan - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 26, 2020
The World football governing body FIFA has agreed a 1.5 billion dollars assistance plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game.
FIFA’s plan means world football’s governing body will provide national federations with a number of grants and interest-free loans to cope with budget hits.
World football governing had already provided the immediate release of all funds from its “Forward’’ projects and given the green light for such grants to be used for COVID-19 relief plans.
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino  said both grants and loans can be directed by member-associations to the wider football community in their respective territories, including clubs, players, leagues, or others that have been affected by COVID-19. He added that there would be strict controls on the use of funds, audit requirements, as well as clear loan repayment conditions.
An additional 500,000 dollars is to be released specifically for women’s football. Each regional confederation will receive a grant of two million dollars.

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Grass-Cutting Scandal: Court Fixes June 17 To Rule On Admissibility Of Documents - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 23, 2019
An FCT High Court, in Maitama, on Thursday, fixedJune 17, to rule on the admissibility of some documents sought to be tenderedby the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,EFCC in the trial of ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Babachir Lawal.
The EFCC arraigned Lawal, along side his brother Hamidu, a director ofRholavision Engineering Limited; an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakarand the Managing Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh Monday.
They are charged with 10 counts bordering onconspiracy and fraud.
Also joined are two companies, RholavisionEngineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited.
Justice Okeke fixed the date for ruling on theadmissibility of the documents following the objection raised by the counselfor Rholavision Engineering Limited, O. Uzor, on their admissibility.
Justice Okeke stated that in view of the fact thatsimilar situation may occur in the course of proceedings, the court would givea considered ruling on the admissibility of the documents.
He then adjourned the case until June 17 and June18, for ruling and continuation of hearing of the prosecution case.


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Grass-Cutting Scandal: Court Rejects EFCC Uncertified Documents - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 17, 2019
AnFCT High Court, in Maitama, on Monday, rejected uncertified documents sought tobe tendered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC in the trialof ex- Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
TheEFCC arraigned Lawal, along side his brother Hamidu, a director of RholavisionEngineering Limited; an employee of the company, Sulaiman Abubakar and theManaging Director of Josmon Technologies Limited, Apeh Monday.
Theyare charged with 10 count bordering on conspiracy and fraud.
JusticeJude Okeke ruling on the admissibilty of the documents held that the essence ofcertification was to ensure accuracy of documents tendered in evidence.
Hesaid that although the prosecutor attached the uncertified documents into thebundle of original documents ” It is the duty of the court to examine them toknow whether there are admissible. ”
Hethen admitted seven original documents and rejected 10 uncertified ones.
Okekeadjourned until June 18 for contuination of trial.


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Grazing Law: Miyetti Allah Loses Court Case - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
July 4, 2019
The Justice Okon Abang-led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has, dismissed a suit filed by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, seeking to stop the Benue state Government from implementing the Open Grazing Law passed by the states assembly to tackle the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers.
While ruling on the matter, Justice Abang held thatthe Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore failed to comply with an earlier order of thecourt delivered in 2017 wherein the court had directing it to file an amendedoriginating summons.
The federal high court, led by Bamidele Qudari, hadruled that there was no valid originating summons before it regarding the suit.
The Justice Abang-led court therefore, on Thursday,awarded a cost of N100, 000 against the plaintiff to be paid to all the 14defendants before any other step can be taken in the suit.
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Grazing Reserve: Benue Governor Threatens Legal Suit Against President Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 23, 2021
Ortom, who spoke with journalists after arriving Makurdi from Asaba, and maintained that under his-administration, the state would not accept open grazing.
The Governor, while insisting that the nation’s Constitution supercedes the Northern Nigeria Law that provided for grazing reserves, noting that the state would not accept the Grazing Reserve Policy, rather would rather stand with the National Livestock Transformation Programme.
Ortom, who pondered why the President Buhari has continued to insist on open grazing affirmed that the state would not concede any land for the policy, noting that such lands do not even exist.


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Greater Synergy Amongst African Leaders For Development Is Important - Amaechi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 13, 2021
A lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Amaechi Akwanya, has charged Pan-African leaders to collaborate in order to surmount the challenges confronting the continent.
Akwanya gave the charge in his keynote address at a leadership conference in Owerri.
The event was organised by the Pan-African Association of Scholars of Humanities and Social Sciences a civil society organisation.
The theme of the occasion is: “Pan-Africanism, the African Union and those left behind”.
He called on African leaders to synergise in order to harness viable solutions to developmental challenges on the continent.
Akwanya, a professor of English and Literary Studies, decried the developmental backwardness in Africa.
He, therefore, urged leaders at all levels to trade personal ambitions for collective interests.
He commended PASHASS for organising the conference and underscored the need for huge investment in education as a catalyst to development on the continent.


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Greenfield University: Pay Ransom Or All 17 Students Will Be Kill Kidnappers Threaten Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 4, 2021
KIDNAPPERS have threatened to kill the remaining 17 students of a private university, Greenfield University in Kaduna State if ransom isn’t paid by Tuesday.
Recall that they had first killed three of the students, and later another two, while demanding N800 million ransom from their parents to secure the release of the students.
The students were kidnapped from their school on April 20, with the state governor Nasir El-rufai insiting he won’t negotiate with the bandits to secure their release.
Sani Idris Jalingo who had identified himself as the leader of the bandits in a telephone conversation with the Hausa service of the Voice of America (VOA), said 17 of the students are still in their custody.
The terrorist said that the families of the students had already paid N55 million which he claims was used to feed the abductees.
He added that a ransom of N100 million and 10 motorcycles must be made available before the students would be set free.
“We heard the utterances of the Kaduna State Governor that he will not pay ransom to bandits to purchase additional arms,” Jalingo said in the interview in Hausa.
“He also said he told his family that he will not pay ransom if any of them is kidnapped. So, we want to show that the Nigerian Government has failed that is why we killed the students.”
Jalingo said the victims in their custody include 17 girls and two boys one of which is the grandson of the late Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris.
Two of the abducted students who spoke to the VOA during the interview appealed to the government and their parents to take pay the ransom.
“They mean what they say because they have already killed some of us,” says Idris, one of the kidnapped students.


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Grid Collapse: Tcn In Four-Hour Power Restoration Battle - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 30, 2021
Power generation on the national grid collapsed to as low as 10
megawatts on Wednesday afternoon, but rose to 4,123.8MW on
Thursday morning after a four-hour intervention by the Transmission
Company of Nigeria.
Industry figures sighted on Thursday showed that power on the grid
crashed from a peak of 4,270.5MW to 10MW that was recorded on
Wednesday.
The grid lost 3,489.1MW, representing 99.71 per cent, but moved up to
4,123.8MW as of 6am on Thursday after TCN engineers worked on the
system.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, Ndidi Mbah, explained that
the grid was fully restored at 4:59pm on Wednesday after the collapse
which occurred at about 12:20pm same day.
She said the collapse was triggered by a sudden drop in system
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Groundnut: Association Calls For FG’s Intervention To Restore Days Of Pyramid - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 28, 2019
The National Groundnut Producers,Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has called for FederalGovernment’s intervention to restore the days of groundnut pyramid in Nigeria.
The Association’s President AimuFoni who made the call in Abuja said it was disheartening to note thatgroundnut, a one-time major contributor to the country’s Gross DomesticProduct, GDP was almost nowhere in terms of export.
He said some challenges includingthe unavailability of improved and quality seeds as well as lack ofmechanisation were responsible for the state of groundnut in Nigeria.
Foni explained that wrongapplication of fertilisers and pesticides by farmers had compounded theproblem. He added that other countries, most times do not patronise Nigeria’sgroundnut over health concerns.

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Group Filed Case against FG Over Inaction OF Alleged Genocide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2019
The Democracy Vanguard of Nigerians in the Diaspora has filed a case against the federal government to the International Criminal Court, ICC over its alleged inaction to curb herder’s killings in the country.
Read This: Electricity Generation Drops Below 2,500mw
In apetition titled: “Acts of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity inNigeria”, addressed to ICC’s Special Prosecutor in the Hague by itsPresident, Timothy Sule, the group said that President Buhari could not beabsolved from the on-going killings across the country.
Arguing thatthe alleged crime committed is within the jurisdiction of the ICC, it sought anindependent investigation into the killings with a view to trying and punishingthe perpetrators.
TheDemocracy Vanguard of Nigerians in the Diaspora also accused security agenciesof involvement in the crime allegedly committed by the herders.
Itmaintained that the rising conflict between herders and farmers in Nigeria wasalready deadlier than Boko Haram’s terrorism, which has claimed thousands oflives and property worth several billions of naira.


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Group Tasks FG, States On Strategies To Create Employment Opportunities For Youth - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 14, 2021
The National President of SCM in Nigeria Ebere Ubesie, made the call during the 19th Biennial Conference held in Port Harcourt.
Ubesie, who is also the Treasurer of the world Students Christian Federation WSCF, said one of the challenges facing Nigeria’s economy is youth unemployment.
She said that the SCM has provided youth outreach in Nigeria to prepare students for societal transformation.
Ubesie advised youths not to engage in violence of any kind.
Also speaking, the former President of the group Samuel Ogan said that SCM has played an active role in the campaign against cultism and other social vices in the society.
Ogan called on government and other relevant agencies to support the campaign against insecurity, terrorism against humanity in the country.

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Group Urges FG To Inaugurate NDDC Substantive Board - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
National Coordinator of the council Jator Abido made the call in a statement in Abuja.
He noted that the reason the council is calling for the inauguration of the substantive NDDC Board without delay is because, its composition reflects the wishes of people of the entire region.
The statement however called on Minister of Niger Delta Godswill Akpabio, to speed up the process of the forensic audit of the Commission in order for the already screened board to be inaugurated.


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Guber/Assembly Elections:Sorting Of Materials Commences In Nasarawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 1, 2019
Sortingof sensitive election materials for the oncoming governorship and state housesof assembly election has begun by staff of the Independent National ElectoralCommission at the Central Bank of Nigeria, in Lafia, Nasarawa Sate.
TheResident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Nasarawa State, Uthman Ajidagba saidthat “INEC has commenced sorting of sensitive election materials for theoncoming governorship and house of assembly election for Nasarawa State.
He added that the sorting will continue onSunday and the importance is if there is a shortfall of the sensitive electionmaterials, they would make request for more materials from the head office inAbuja.
Ajidagba said after the sorting, INEC will distribute the materials to various local government areas in the state.


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Guber/Assembly Polls: Civil Defence Deploys Over 3700 Personnel In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 7, 2019
Kaduna State commandof the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in collaboration with sisteragencies is to improve on the deployment of more personnel numbering over 3,700for this week’s Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections.
The State CommandantModu Bunu said the mobilization and deployment is in anticipation of highervoter turnout which requires the operatives to ensure professional crowdcontrol during the exercise.
He explained that thepersonnel are expected to contain excesses of potential threats to the polls,warning youths and party supporters to exercise restraints in their conducts.
The Commandant addedthat as part of security measures to ensure safety of materials and security ofofficials and electorate, all flashpoints have been identified across thestate, and possible steps shall be taken in forestalling lawlessness.


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Guber Election: APC Wins Nasarawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
March 11, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate Abdullahi Suleas the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Nasarawa state.
The Returning Officerfor the election Abdullahi Bala announced Sule as governor-elect on Monday inLafia after the collation of results from the 13 local government areas of thestate. He said the APC candidate polled a total of 327,229 votes to defeatother opponents in the election.
According to Bala, thePeople’s Democratic Party, PDP David Ombugadu scored 184,281 votes, while theAll Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA Labaran Maku of polled a total of 132,784votes at the election.
He said 686,303 voterswere accredited and 681,400 cast their ballots during the election. The officerfurther explained that 670,879 of the votes cast were valid while 10,521 wererejected.
The result indicatedthat APC won in 11 out of the 13 local government areas of the state while Makuof APGA and Umar Aliyu Doma of Zenith Labour Party won in Nasarawa Eggon andDoma local government areas respectively.


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Guber Elections: INEC Registered 2.5m Voters For Bayelsa, Kogi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 15, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has registered about 2.5m voters for the November 16 Governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.
The Commission said over one point six million registered voters are for Kogi state, while about eight hundred and sixty seven are for Bayelsa state, adding that more than  one million, 500 voters have collected their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs in Kogi state.
INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Nasarawa and Kwara, Mohammed Haruna made this known in Lokoja at the presentation of the soft copy of the register of voters to the 23 political parties listed for the November election.
According toHaruna, the commission’s official Register of Voters used for the 2019 generalelection will be used for the November governorship election.
Also, INECNational Commissioner supervising Bayelsa, Edo and Rivers states, MayAgbamuche-Mbu said in Yenagoa that 45 political parties are contesting in theelection.

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Guber Polls: PVCs Collection Ends Today In Kogi, Bayelsa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
September 30, 2019
The Independent National ElectoralCommission, INEC has cleared about sixty nine political parties for November 16,governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States.
INEC gave the Summary of PartyNominations for Kogi 2019 election as follows: forty nine submittednominations; forty one valid nominations; eight invalid nominations; eighteenwithdrawals after submitting nomination, and twenty three parties contesting inthe election. While that of Bayelsa state showed that fifty two submittednominations; forty six valid nominations; six invalid nominations; oneWithdrawal after submitting nomination, and forty five Parties contesting inthe election.
Meanwhile, as the preparation forelections in Kogi and Bayelsa States continue, the collection of PermanentVoters’ Cards, PVCs ended today, September 30, 2019.
The collection of PVCs commenced onSeptember 2, holding between 9am and 3pm from Monday to Friday.

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Guber Race: INEC Shifts Kogi, Bayelsa Elections To November 16 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEChas shifted the November 2nd governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa statesby two weeks.
A statement in Abuja by  the National Commissioner and Chairman, VoterEducation and Information of INEC, Festus Okoye said the decision was inresponse to several appeals by critical stakeholders in Bayelsa that theearlier date clashed with the state’s yearly Thanksgiving Day.
According to the Commission, timelines for all otheractivities leading to the elections have also been adjusted to align with thenew date and final list of candidates would be out on October 17th.


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Guber Re-Run: Tambuwal Pledges Continued People-Oriented Policies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 25, 2019
GovernorAminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has assured the people of the state that hewould execute projects that would improve their living standards.
TheGovernor, who addressed jubilant supporters in Sokoto, advised the people tomaintain peace while celebrating the party’s success at the polls.
Tambuwal,who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP scaledthrough by garnering 512,002 votes, 342 votes more than his former deputy andAPC challenger, Ahmad Aliyu, who got 511,660 votes. He said that the victorywas not only for him but for the entire people of the state.
Hethanked the people for giving him another chance to serve them and assured themthat they would not regret the trust.


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Guber Tribunal: PDP In Kaduna Presents 101 Witnesses Against APC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 30, 2019
A total of 101witnesses from the side of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has so farappeared before the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Kadunasince it commenced sitting.
All the witnesses werecross examine by various counsels representing their clients.
Meanwhile PDP inKaduna state is expected to present 685 witnesses before the governorshipelection petition tribunal sitting in Kaduna in 14 days.
In this Saturday, 19legal luminaries attended the tribunal sitting and other prominent personalitieslike Kaduna state secretary of PDP Ibrahim Wusono and other top brass of theparty.
In a relateddevelopment, hearing of a case filed by the PDP in the court of appeal sitting in Kaduna over vote recounting which wasdismissed by the tribunal, comes up for hearing on Wednesday 3rd July, 2019.


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Gubio Killings: Go After Terrorists, Buhari Orders Army - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 11, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari expressed his shock over the mindless killing of innocent villagers by members of Boko Haram/Islam in West Africa Province (ISWAP), President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the military to go after the masterminds of the massacre in Gubio, Borno State.
The President ordered the armed forces to bring back those kidnapped and the cattle rustled by the terrorists.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President commiserated with the people of Borno State, especially those who lost loved ones to the massacre.
The statement quoted the President as saying: “As news of one the most brutal terrorist attacks on innocent people emerged from the Northeast, President Muhammadu Buhari said he is deeply shocked by the brutal killing of tens of people by the Boko Haram/Islam in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gubio village, Borno State.
“The President, who was expecting a detailed briefing by the Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum on the outcome of his visit to the affected communities, said the ‘primordial nature of the killings is particularly shocking because it happened not long after the Ramadhan and Eid, and the country is preparing to celebrate the Democracy Day.
“In condemning the incident, President Buhari charged the armed forces to sustain their recent string of successes against the terrorists to extract a heavy price from the attackers, and bring back all those they kidnapped as well as the large number of cattle rustled.
“He also expressed the sincere condolences of the government and people of Nigeria to the bereaved families, communities and the government and people of Borno State.”


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Gudanar Da Mulki: Buhari Zai Rushe Majalisar Ministocinsa Kafin Watan Mayu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 1, 2019
Akwai yiwuwar shugaban kasa Muhammadu Buhari ya ruguje
majalisar ministocin sa gabanin rantsar da shi zuwa wa’adin mulki karo na biyu.
A cikin wata hirar kai tsaye da gidan Talabijin a
Nijeriya ya yi da Femi Adesina, ya ce babu tabbacin shugaba Buhari zai cigaba
da tafiya da wasu daga cikin tawagar da ya yi wa’adin farko da su.
Femi Adesina, ya ce kafin ranar 29 ga mayun da za a
rantsar da shugaba Buhari a wa’adi na biyu, zai sallami illahirin ministocin da
ya yi aiki da su tsawon shekaru 4.
Ya ce rusa majalisar ministocin ba sabon abu ne ba, domin
haka doka ta tanada, kuma shi ne zai banbance gwamnatin farko da ta wannan
karon.


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Gudun Hijira: Lauya Falana Ya Tuhumi Ministan Shari’a Da Laifin Karya Doka - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 22, 2019
BabbanLauya kuma mai rajin kare hakkin dan adam Femi Falana, ya tuhumi ministanshari’a Abubakar Malami da aikata ba daidai ba a kan maida wasu ‘yan Kamarukasar su.
Wannandai, ya na kunshe ne a cikin wata wasika da ya aike wa ministan ya kuma raba wamanema labarai.
Acewar lauyan, ‘yan gudan hijira masu neman mafaka ne, kuma dokoki da dama cikihar da kundin tsarin mulkin Nijeriya sun kare su daga muzgunawa daga hukuma a dukkasashe, don haka a Nijeriya bai kamata abin ya zama daban ba.
Lauyanya cigaba da cewa, a matsayin sa na mai rajin kare hakkin dan Adam, ya daukialkawarin kare ‘yan gudun hijirar kuma zai cigaba da bin kadin hakkokin su.


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Guinea: 70 People Killed Ahead Of 2020 Presidential Polls – Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 13, 2019
A Human Rights Organisation, Amnesty International has saidthat about seventy people have been killed in Guinea, in protests ahead of the2020 presidential election.
The organisation  in a statement, said the deathsoccurred since 2015, during various demonstrations against President AlphaConde’s plans to amend the Constitution to run for a third term.
According to Amnesty, more than one hundred protesters diedin custody within the same period.
The Organisation’s West and Central Africa DirectorMarie-Evelyne Barry said leaders of pro-democracy movements and scores ofprotestors were also arrested.
The West African nation is witnessing mounting human rightsviolations, including the killing of protesters, bans on peaceful assembliesand attacks on dissenting voices as well as journalists.

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Guinea-Bissau: Calm Returns To Capital After President Survives Gun Attack - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 2, 2022
Heavily armed men on Tuesday afternoon surrounded government
buildings in the capital Bissau where Embalo and his prime minister
were believed to be attending a cabinet meeting.
Embalo, 49, later told reporters that he had been unharmed during a five-
hour gun battle, which he described as a plot to wipe out the
government.
The small West African state has suffered four military coups since
independence from Portugal in 1974.

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Guinea-Bissau: Gunmen Attack Private Radio Station After Failed Coup - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 8, 2022
Masked assailants arrived at the station in the capital Bissau and started shooting and trashing radio equipment, according to one of its managers.
The radio station, Capital FM is highly critical of the government led by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, and considered close to Guinea-Bissau’s formerly dominant African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, PAIGC.
Attacks on the station have become more common in recent years.
It would be recalled that in July 2020, unidentified gunmen also broke into the station and destroyed equipment.
Guinea-Bissau, a coastal state of around two million people south of Senegal, has suffered four military coups since 1974, its most recent in 2012.

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Guinea-Bissau Opposition Wins Majority In Parliamentary Polls - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 9, 2023
According to results announced by the electoral commission on Thursday, the five-party Terra Ranka, a coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, PAIGC,  won 54 of 102 seats in Sunday’s polls, ahead of Embalo’s Madem G15 party, which picked up 29,
The Party for Social Renewal, PRS won 12 seats, the Workers’ Party six seats and the Assembly of the People United one seat.
Over 20 political parties and coalitions sparred for seats in the elections that will restore parliament after a 13-month absence.
Under the current political system, the majority party or coalition appoints the government, but the president has the power to dismiss it in certain circumstances.
That has led to political deadlock and infighting in the past.


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Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Vaz Names New Pm, Old One Refuses To Go - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 31, 2019
President of Guinea-Bissau has nameda new Prime Minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down,intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling party weeksahead of a presidential election.
Vaz, who is running again in theNovember 24th election, dissolved the government on Monday, saying thepolitical situation was destabilization the normal running of stateinstitutions in the country.
It has suffered repeated bouts ofinstability since it became independent from Portugal in 1974, including ninecoups or attempted coups. And also a surge in cocaine trafficking from SouthAmerica that has been linked to senior military officials.
The country has been largelypeaceful since Vaz came to power in a 2014 election that followed a coup twoyears earlier.
In a decree, Vaz named as PrimeMinister Faustino Fudut Imbali, who served in the same post from 2000-2003 andrepresents the small Manifest Party of the People.

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Guinea-Bissau: President Umaro Assures Of Thwarting Coup Attempt - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 2, 2022
The foiled attack on Tuesday came just two weeks after the military overthrew the democratically elected leader of Burkina Faso, underscoring fears that a recent spate of coups is inspiring others in the region.
President   Embalo, while addressing journalists late on Tuesday, said the “attack on democracy” had come during a government meeting at the building. He added that the country’s republican defence and security forces were able to stop this evil, saying  the gunfire went on for five hours and that many people had been killed or injured.
However, it was not immediately clear who was behind the assault, though Embalo said it also has to do with fight against narco-trafficking.
Guinea-Bissau became known as a transit point for cocaine between Latin America and Europe in the 2000s as traffickers profited from corruption and weak law enforcement.


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Guinea: Colonel Doumbouya Led Junta Unveils Charter For Transition To Civilian Rule - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 28, 2021
The document sets down a series of tasks, including the drafting of a new constitution and holding free, democratic and transparent elections, although it does not spell out how long the transition will last.
It would be recalled that special forces troops led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on September 5 toppled and arrested 83-year-old President Alpha Conde, who had been battling a wave of unpopularity.
Conde became Guinea’s first democratically elected president in 2010 and was re-elected in 2015.
But last year he pushed through a controversial new constitution that allowed him to run for a third term in October 2020.
The move sparked mass demonstrations in which dozens of protesters were killed.

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Guinea Coup: ECOWAS Meets Today To Decide Next Step - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 17, 2021
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, said the extraordinary summit of the bloc would examine the findings of an ECOWAS delegation to Guinea and come up with how best to restore constitutional rule in the country.
The African Union (AU) had already aligned with the sub-regional body by suspending the troubled nation’s membership last week after Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces commander, toppled 83-year-old President Alpha Conde, calling his ouster a clear violation of the group’s charter.
Today’s evaluation would focus on the report by the delegation from the 15-member ECOWAS team sent to Conakry to meet with coup leader Doumbouya and visit the ousted president.

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Guinea: Coup Leader Returns After Decade In Exile - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 23, 2021
Moussa Dadis Camara, a soldier who presided over a chaotic year in
charge of the West African country in 2009, was greeted at the airport in
the capital Conakry by dancing and singing supporters with T-shirts
bearing his face.
In September 2009, troops under his command opened fire on a crowd
of opposition supporters gathered in a stadium and more than 100
women were raped.
The notorious incident has hung over the country ever since with
activists demanding justice, but an inquiry ended in 2017 with no trial.
The International Federation for Human Rights, FIDH, and three
Guinean rights groups said in a statement that they hoped his return
would open the way for a trial that the victims have been waiting over
for 12 years.

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Guinea Coup: Military Leader Bars Members From Next Elections - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 28, 2021
This is coming as the government announced a transitional charter that confirmed military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya as the President following the coup earlier this month.
It also provides for a government headed by a civilian prime minister and a national transitional council that will temporarily act as a parliament.
The council is expected to have 81 members drawn from society including business leaders, political parties, religious organisations, diplomats and professional organisations. They are also barred from running in the next local or national elections.
About 30 per cent of the council members must be female, and will include a president and two Vice-Presidents.
The council is also expected to decide on the length of the period in which it will govern before an election can be held to usher in a democratic government.
It would be recalled that the junta has been holding discussions with people from all walks of life to build a consensus on the country’s future,  – including a time-frame for a return to civilian rule.


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Guinea Coup: Military Leaders Free 80 Prisoners, Cape Verde Extradites Of Venezuelan Envoy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 8, 2021
The leaders of the ECOWAS bloc are due to meet virtually today, Wednesday to discuss the Guinea coup and the political transition in Mali.
The prisoners had been opponents of President Alpha Condé, who was ousted by Special Forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya and has accused Condé of rampant corruption, human rights abuses and mismanagement.
A member of the opposition UFDG party, Ismaël Condé, said his time in prison had been difficult, but he was now hoping for a better future for his country:
In another development, the Cape Verde’s Constitutional Court has ordered the extradition of Venezuelan Envoy Alex Saab, who is been accused of money laundering and corruption.
He was arrested more than a year ago as his plane stopped to refuel in the West African country. He was in a Venezuelan government plane and was reportedly travelling to Iran on an important government mission.

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Guinea Coup: Soldiers Seek To Tighten Grip After Ousting Alpha Condé - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 6, 2021
Those who refuse to attend the meeting will be considered rebels, a statement on state TV said.
President Condé remains in detention, but his fate is unclear. The UN, African Union, and regional body Ecowas have condemned the coup and called for a return to civilian rule

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Guinea Crisis: Osinbajo To Represent Nigeria At ECOWAS Meeting In Ghana - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 16, 2021
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President Laolu Akande, announced this in a statement in Abuja.
It would be recalled that Osinbajo, had on September 8, participated at a virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the political situation in Guinea and Mali. The Authority had decided that Guinea be immediately suspended from all ECOWAS governing bodies and statutory meetings.
ECOWAS leaders had also called for the immediate and unconditional release of President Alpha Conde and other arrested persons, demanded the immediate return of Guinea to constitutional order.
They also decided to immediately dispatch a high-level ECOWAS mission to Guinea to assess the situation.
The meeting on Thursday will review the situation in Guinea in light of the report of the ECOWAS high-level mission to Conakry.
Osinbajo will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada and he is expected back in Abuja later in the day.

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Guinea: Military Junta Detains Former-Minister For Hours For Violating Commitment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 20, 2021
Armed men in uniform raided Kamara’s resident in the capital Conakry and took him to an unidentified location, he was however, released in the afternoon. Several items including mobile phones were seized.
The ruling National Committee of Reconciliation and Development CNRD confirmed his arrest, as well as his team.
The military leaders however, accused the Former Minister of violating a commitment to stay neutral towards the military administration.
Kamara was the industry minister and an adviser to former President Alpha Condé, who was ousted in a military coup earlier this month.
In another development, Burundian rebels have launched an overnight attack on the airport in the commercial capital Bujumbura.
The RED-Tabara group said it fired mortars and fought the military for more than an hour. Airport staff said they heard shelling and shooting but that air traffic was not disrupted.
However, a Spokesman for Burundi’s army said he was not aware of an attack.

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Guinea: Nigeria Determined To Ensure Prompt Return Of Democratic Rule – Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 17, 2021
According to him, Nigeria wants the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to insist on a short transition programme that will usher in a new civilian government in that country.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the vice president represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the Extraordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member-states.
The meeting, held on Thursday in Accra, Ghana, was focused on the political situation in the Republics of Guinea and Mali.
In a communique issued at the end of the extraordinary summit, ECOWAS leaders resolved to freeze the financial assets of members of the military junta and place a travel ban on them.
They are also demanding that the junta return Guinea to constitutional rule within six months.
Speaking at the Accra summit, Osinbajo restated Nigeria’s position on the unconditional release of President Condé and called for more pressure to be put on the country’s military leaders to return the nation to democratic rule.


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Guinea Opposition Threatens Anti-Military Protests - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
The development comes days after the opposition urged the military junta to issue a list of all its members for the purpose of transparency.
The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution said the transition was going off course.
The duration of Guinea’s transitional process remains unknown.
There was a document that proposed a four-year transition that leaked, but the authorities did not comment.
The opposition group wants clarity on who is part of the junta and the duration of the transitional process.
It compared the situation to Burkina Faso where the coup happened four months after the Guinea one and a committee was set up and a timetable of the transition published.


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Guinea's Ousted Leader In UAE Treatment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2022
Condé who has been under house arrest since he was ousted in a coup more than four months ago was accompanied by his doctor and two bodyguards.
Last month, the junta said the ex-president would be allowed to travel on medical grounds but could not remain abroad for more than a month.

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Gulf Of Guinea: Nigeria, South Korea Collaborate To Tackle Maritime Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 26, 2021
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known when the
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea, Choi Jong Kun
paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
He said issues concerning the transport sector were  discussed mostly as
it relates to the  maritime relationship, especially the Deep Blue Project
and have concluded plans to collaborate with the government of the
Republic of Korea.
Choi Jong Kun said Republic of Korea is  interested in finding ways to
secure the Gulf of Guinea, as it has strong fishery and maritime presence
there, and promised to support the Nigerian government to tackle
worrisome maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Korean diplomat also disclosed that the Korean government plans to
host a Joint Commission with Nigeria sometime in October in Seoul,
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Gulf Of Guinea: President Buhari Suggests Regular Summit For Peace, Security - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2023
Buhari’s Media Aide, Femi Adesina, In An Issued Statement, Said The President Made The Assertion At The 3rd Extraordinary Session Of The Assembly Of Heads Of State And Government Of The Gulf Of Guinea Commission, Ggc, Taking Place In Accra, The Ghanaian Capital.
The Nigerian Leader, Noted That The Theme Of The Session: “Building A Safe, Secure And Prosperous Gulf Of Guinea Region For Sustainable Development“, Is Quite Apt And Significant Towards Addressing The Challenges In The Region.
Buhari, While Reiterating Nigeria’s Commitment Towards Fighting Maritime Insecurity In The Gulf Of Guinea, Encouraged Member States To Enact Laws Against Piracy And Other Criminal Acts As Nigeria Has Done. In His Welcome Address, Ghana’s President And The Chairperson Of The Assembly, Nana Akufo-Addo, Who Expressed Delight At The Physical Summit, Also Reminded Delegates Of The Challenges The Commission Faced, Enjoining Member States To Promptly Discharge Their Financial


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Gulf Of Guinea Security: NIMASA’S Jamoh Calls For Uniformed Laws - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 11, 2021
The Director General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal in a statement, signed by Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA Edward Osagie.
Jamoh made the appeal at the Third Technical Rotating Meeting of the project on “enhancing regional research, convening of stakeholders and capacity development in the Gulf of Guinea.
He added that it was implemented by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre KAIPTC in Accra, and the Government of Denmark.
Jamoh noted that efforts were being made to standardise regional maritime law enforcement, stressing that some countries were already enacting their own antipiracy laws.

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Gunmen Attack: Death Toll In Kaduna Rises To 38 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2021
The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel
Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday evening.
The three villages involved in the attack are Kauran Fawa, Marke and
Riheya.
Gunmen were said to have invaded the villages between Saturday and
Sunday morning and opened fire on the innocent villagers.
Several houses, trucks, and cars were also burnt, along with agricultural
produce at various farms.
Aruwan, however, stated that security operatives have been deployed to
sustain patrols in the general area.

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Gunmen Attack Police Station, Kill DPO, 3 Others. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
Suspectedgunmen on Monday invaded Agudama-Ekpetiama police station in Yenagoa LocalGovernment of Bayelsa, killing four police personnel on duty.
ThePolice Public Relation Officer, Bayelsa Command, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmedthe incident.
Theofficers killed during the attack included the Divisional Police Officer , apregnant policewoman and two policemen who were on duty.
Asource told journalists that the suspected gunmen stormed the police station atthe early hours of Monday (July 1) and started shooting sporadically.
The attack happened at about 2.15 a.m in themorning of Monday and lasted for about an hour.
Thecorpses of the officers killed have been taken to the Federal Medical Centre inYenagoa by men of the force.


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Gunmen Attack: Pregnant Woman, 15 Others Killed In Nasarawa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 15, 2019
Mashi has said that gunmen have killed a pregnantwoman and 15 others
in Numa village of the area on Sunday night.
Mashi told newsmen in Akwanga that the gunmenattacked the
community at about 10pm during a naming ceremony.
The chairman said that security had been beefed upin the affected
community and environs to forestall reprisal attacksand further
breakdown of law and order.
Similarly, Gamu-Yare, Chun-Mada and Chairman TraditionalCouncil
of Akwanga Samson, described the attack as barbaric.
He added that apart from the 16 people killed, somany others were
injured and are receiving treatment in varioushospitals.
Confirming the incident, Mohammed Akira, DeputyCommissioner of
Police in charge of Criminal investigationDepartment , said the
command had mobilized to the area to forestallfurther breakdown of
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Gunmen Attack Zamfara College, Kidnap 15 Students, 4 Staff, Kill Cop, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
There is tension in College of Agriculture and Animals Health Bakura in Zamfara State as a group of bandits attacked and kidnapped 15 students, four staff, killed one police officer and two security men.
Deputy Registrar of the College Aliyu Atiku, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the bandits stormed the main campus of the institution around 10:00 pm on Sunday and spent over an hour operating.
He added two staff and one student escaped from the gunmen after they kidnapped them and returned to the school early Monday morning.
However, the Zamfara state Police command is yet to comment on the development.


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Gunmen ‘Attacked’ Our Witnesses, PDP Tells Tribunal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 12, 2019
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has informed the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal that some of its witnesses were attacked by armed men.
LeviUzoukwu, who is counsel to the party and its candidate in the 2019 presidentialelection, Atiku Abubakar, said this at the resumed sitting of the Tribunal onFriday in Abuja.
He said one of the petitioners’ witnesses called him to tell him that some gunmen attacked them on their way to the nation’s capital from Zamfara State.
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Accordingto the lawyer, some of the witnesses were injured while others have gonemissing.
Consequently,the Tribunal adjourned the trial until Monday, July 15.


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Gunmen Invade Niger Communities, Kidnap Bride, Kill Eight Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 28, 2022
The gunmen were reported to have invaded a wedding ceremony and
kidnapped the bride. Eight persons were killed and several others were
injured during the attack.
The communities attacked include Egbako, Ndaruka, Ebbo, Ndagbegi,
Tshogi, Gogata and Ndakogitu.
The attack which started on Saturday night, lasted up till the early hours
of Sunday with the bandits also rustling an unspecified number of cattle.
At Gbacitagi village, the bandits invaded a wedding ceremony,
kidnapped the bride, one other girl, carted away money and other
valuable items, and destroyed vehicles.
The gunmen were reported to have killed one person each at Ebbo,
Tsonfadagabi, Tsogi, and Kanko.

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Gunmen Kidnap Another Principal In Kaduna School - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 10, 2019
Gunmen havereportedly attacked the Government Technical Secondary School, Mararaban Kajuruin Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, kidnapping the Principal of theschool.
This iscoming just a week after the kidnapping of six female pupils and two staffmembers of the Engravers College, Chikun Local Government Area of the State.

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